Court Rules Police Officers Can Legally Execute Your Dog if It Does Anything But Sit Silently

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The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concluded Monday that police officers are justified in killing citizens pets; even if those animals are not attacking or attempting to attack them.

Judges MOORE and CLAY (Circuit Judges), and HOOD (District Judge) heard an appeal from the plaintiffs Mark and Cheryl Brown, of Battle Creek, Michigan.

The Browns filed a lawsuit against the BATTLE CREEK Police Department; the City of Battle Creek, and police officers Jeffrey Case, Christof Klein, and Damon Young; for the death of their beloved dogs at the hands of sadistic cops.

The incident occurred on April 17th, 2013, when police were attempting to execute a search warrant on the home where the Browns were living because a police informant reported another man, Vincent Jones was distributing heroin, cocaine, and marijuana from the residence.

Jones was apprehended before police arrived on the scene.

Mark Brown, who was not a suspect in the search; had gone home on his lunch break to let out his two pit bulls. After doing so, he locked the door and headed back to work when police arrived and detained him.

He told them he had a key, and that they didn’t need to destroy the front door to gain entry into the home. But destroy it they did.

The Browns dispute the claims by police that the dogs were barking.

Mark Brown even testified the smaller of the two dogs had “never barked a day in her life.” Officer Klein said the larger dog was barking and “lunged” at him, but later admitted the pet “had only moved a few inches.”

Despite there being no attack, Klein fired a round at the dog. Both dogs ran away from the officers to the basement, obviously fleeing in fear.

There, the two dogs were shot and killed by the officers who felt that they could not properly clear the room and effectively execute the search warrant on the home, explaining they “did not feel [the officers] could safely clear the basement with those dogs down there.”

Going further, the officers stated the “basement was loaded.

You’ve gotta look under beds, you’ve gotta do everything, and [the dogs] basically prevented us from doing that, and they were protecting that basement.” Klein testified the smaller pit bull was “just standing there” when it was shot and killed.

In spite of these sadistic admissions, the appellate court ruled in favor of the officers; the police department, and the other defendants. They agreed with the lower court ruling that the police officers were covered under “doctrine of qualified immunity”; and were therefore not liable for compensating the plaintiffs in the case.

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The precedent has now been set. Cops can legally kill your dogs for the sole act of being a dog. If your dog moves, it is dead, if he barks, it is dead. If your dog does anything but sit silently in the other room, it is dead.

However, as the above case illustrates, even if they are silent in the other room, police can still kill them; just to make their search for arbitrary substances deemed illegal by the state — that much easier.



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  12. Glenys C Saavedra

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    My how times have changed. Back in 1985 I had a pittynamed Sheebah. She was my shadow and best friend. Had some creeper stalking me looking at me through my window, got the courage to knock on the glass one night……For the next 3 nights Sheebah slept outside my window behind some hedges until the guy came back. She was still chewing on his leg when the cops arrived. She growled at the officers because she didn’t know their intentions. The officer slowly coaxed her to calm down and started petting her. They never once drew their weapon at her. Now it’s a free for all. Got 3 trained Dobies on my proerty now and 4 signs warning all to stay out ” Property guarded by Dobermans and a home owner with rabies and lots of firepower” LOL

  16. Richard Benefield

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    That is not right. Let you do something to there dog and see what happens. If there is a dog you have to assume they will protect there owners from aggressor. Ask them to put the dog inside before you provoke them .

  23. Jim Lauffer

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    It sure is strange that in my 25 years in Uniform I never saw a family dog shot! We were trained to protect animals, not kill them! But sorry to say that in today’s culture many homes have dogs who are trained to attack uniforms!!! And this does result in action.
    I don’t buy the story of shooting a non aggressive dog!

  32. Jeff Poupard

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    If a cop ever shot one of my companions, there would be nowhere on this earth that they could hide from me. Everyone they care about would die a horribly painful and excruciating death. After they suffer by watching their loved ones perish, that’s when the torture begins. I wouldn’t kill them until they begged me to. Police need to understand that they can be held accountable for their actions, no one is bulletproof

  35. Kim Whitehead

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    Anyone coming through the front doors of my house will be greeted with two Yorkies barking and wiggling for attention. Anyone coming through the backyard will get a bark from my lab; it’s her job. But then she’ll love you to death. I certainly hope officers use restraint. Murdering a beloved family pet simply because they bark at people entering their property will traumatize children and adults.

  45. Joan Keys

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    That must give you a great feeling ,
    Every dog could fit into that little,narrow pattern at some point !
    You won,t like that if it happens to your dog …barking gleefully to see you coming home from work !
    Grrr !, really sick

  50. Brian Daly

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    Lack of training? BS just boys who were nothing growing up and now think they are somebody because they have a tin badge and gun They make the real Men in Blue look bad. Badass nothing I can not and will not stand by and do nothing before or after he is my family

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